Acoustic Guitar Makers & Luthiers

Welcome to Redline Acoustics! We are glad you are here. We are a skilled and dedicated team of instrument makers, located on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee. Our goal is to build top-quality, great sounding American made instruments that are a pleasure to play and a joy to own. We hope you enjoy your visit here.

Started building guitars in 1985 following all the traditional methods and materials but now has developed own style and using mostly exotic and alternative materials which seldom listed as tonewood materials. Now I build and teach at my workshop in Kuala lumpur Malaysia.

Chris Melville is a true Master Luthier of over 30 years experience, whose reputation stretches far beyond his workshop in Brisbane. Originally from New Zealand, he began making guitars after moving to Australia in 1986. His particular favourite is the OOO style, steel string acoustic. His guitars are characterised by their exceptional sustain, harmonic richness, balance, clarity and volume. "A 'Melville' is a guitar for life because it is one that you will continue to discover year after year".

Born in Sydney Australia Maker of high end quality furniture 40 years Maker of "Essy" acoustic classical and steel string guitars,19 years. Materials:Australian native tonewoods and timbers from America,Europe,Africa and South America. All timbers selected are visually stunning with their inspiring range of grain patterns and producing sounds that are live in each of their tonal ranges.